Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences

Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017

  • Dietary Intake and Bone Mineral Density Status Among Adolescents of Kurukshetra

    Gunjan Soni, Gursharan Kaur Kochar, Gurpreet Arora

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017
    Pages: 63-68
    Received: 26 February 2017
    Accepted: 22 March 2017
    Published: 7 April 2017
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    Abstract: Long term calcium deficiency during adolescence leads to poor bone mineral accrual in and early onset of osteoporosis. Information on calcium intake was obtained by 24hour recall method for three days. BMD of the whole body was measured by using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Mean calcium intake among 56.09% of the subjects (396 out of 70... Show More
  • Chemical Composition of Sudanese Burgers and Their Impact on Health as Nutrients

    Ezzeldein M. Yagoup, Alsiddig Osama, Nagat A. Elrofaei, Omer A. M. Goda

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017
    Pages: 69-72
    Received: 8 February 2017
    Accepted: 20 February 2017
    Published: 14 April 2017
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    Abstract: The main objective of this study, is determining the chemical composition of Sudanese burgers produced in different processing plants (modern processing lines, medium processing lines, and traditional processing lines). The study considered the role of raw materials used in processing (raw meat, spices, soybean flour, bread crumbs and water). Analy... Show More
  • Isolation, Purification and Structural Characterization of a Polysaccharide from Rheum Palmatum L.

    Jinhua Li, Sihao Zheng, Weiguang Ren, Labin Wu, Linfang Huang

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017
    Pages: 73-78
    Received: 14 February 2017
    Accepted: 22 March 2017
    Published: 14 April 2017
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    Abstract: Rhubarb is a widely used Traditional Chinese Medicine in treating various diseases for thousands of years, and polysaccharide is one of the bioactive constituents in this herb. However, study of the polysaccharide is very limited, especially structural characterization. In the present study, a polysaccharide from Rheum palmatum L. (PR) was isolated... Show More
  • Complementary Foods from Rice and Six Other Ghanaian Food Ingredients Provide Sufficient Macro and Micronutrients for Infants 6-12 Mo of Age

    Ruth Adisetu Pobee, Hannah Oduro-Obeng, Paa-Nii Torgbor Johnson, Paa Toah Akonor

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017
    Pages: 79-85
    Received: 14 March 2017
    Accepted: 30 March 2017
    Published: 17 April 2017
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    Abstract: Food base approach is considered to be a more viable and sustainable method of addressing micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries. A study to develop suitable micronutrient-rich complementary infant foods was carried out and characterized using rice (Oryza sativa, var. Togo Marshal) and six other Ghanaian food ingredients; soybean (Glyci... Show More
  • Skin Protective Activity of Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment Based Herbomineral Formulation

    Dennille Mellesia Smith, Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Sambhu Charan Mondal, Snehasis Jana

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017
    Pages: 86-95
    Received: 28 March 2017
    Accepted: 7 April 2017
    Published: 9 May 2017
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    Abstract: The current study was attempted to evaluate the impact of the Consciousness Energy Healing (The Trivedi Effect®) Treatment based herbomineral test formulation and cell medium (DMEM) against skin health. The test formulation and DMEM were divided into two parts. One of each part was received the Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment by Dennille Mel... Show More
  • The Use of Consciousness Energy Healing Based Herbomineral Formulation for Skin Anti-Aging Strategies

    Vaibhav Rajan Parulkar, Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Sambhu Charan Mondal, Snehasis Jana

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017
    Pages: 96-106
    Received: 31 March 2017
    Accepted: 10 April 2017
    Published: 9 May 2017
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    Abstract: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of a Consciousness Energy Healing (The Trivedi Effect®) Treatment based test formulation and medium (DMEM) against skin health parameters using HFF-1, HaCaT, and B16-F10 cells. The test formulation and DMEM were divided into two parts. One part of the test formulation and one part of the DMEM ... Show More
  • Evaluation of Protein Levels in Diets for Salema Porgy (Sarpa salpa) Juveniles, a New Candidate Species for the Mediterranean Aquaculture

    Merve Sahinyilmaz, Murat Yigit

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017
    Pages: 107-115
    Received: 9 April 2017
    Accepted: 20 April 2017
    Published: 9 May 2017
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    Abstract: In the present study, the effects of different dietary protein levels on salema porgy, Sarpa salpa (Linnaeus, 1758) juveniles were investigated. Six iso-caloric (20 kJ/g diet) diets with increasing protein levels (30, 37, 40, 47, 50, and 57%) were formulated. Each test diet was randomly fed to triplicate groups of 13 juvenile fish (initial mean wei... Show More
  • Fast Food Ingestion for Lunch Delays Postprandial Lipid Metabolism in Young Women

    Maiko Kato, Akihiro Yoshida, Michitaka Naito

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017
    Pages: 116-121
    Received: 30 March 2017
    Accepted: 14 April 2017
    Published: 22 May 2017
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    Abstract: We investigated the effect of fast food on diurnal lipid and carbohydrate profiles in healthy young Japanese women. Eight healthy young women with the apolipoprotein E3/3 phenotype were studied on two occasions in a randomized crossover design. On one occasion, the subjects consumed common foods at breakfast (9:00), lunch (13:00), and dinner (19:00... Show More
  • Nutritional Status Assessment of Internally Displaced Children in “Dream City”- Iraq

    Riyadh Lafta, Hala Al Saraf, Saba Dhiaa, Qudama Ahmed

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017
    Pages: 122-130
    Received: 5 April 2017
    Accepted: 13 April 2017
    Published: 23 May 2017
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    Abstract: Malnutrition is one of the major public health challenges in developing countries especially those experiencing security instability. Not much is known of the nutritional status of displaced children in Iraq. The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional status of internally displaced children in Dream city-Salaheddin-Iraq to provide a ... Show More
  • Nutritional Status of Day and Boarding Female Adolescent Secondary School Students in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State

    Kolawole Sunday Ekanah, Agofure Otowve, Edeta Rose

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017
    Pages: 131-139
    Received: 4 April 2017
    Accepted: 13 April 2017
    Published: 25 May 2017
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    Abstract: Nutrient intake during adolescence is of critical importance because this period is characterized by an exceptionally rapid rate of growth. The poor nutritional status of adolescents, especially girls, has important implications in terms of physical work capacity and adverse reproductive outcomes. Thus, a study on the nutritional patterns of adoles... Show More